The Wall Street Journal: Digits
Link: HTC Aims to Be No. 3 Again
"HTC Corp. (TPE:2498) is vowing to make a comeback in the smartphone market this year and Chief Executive Peter Chou and his management team are going all out to rally the troops.

"The top management of the Taipei-based company, including Mr. Chou, Chairwoman Cher Wang, Chief Financial Officer Chia-lin Chang and Chief Engineering Officer David Chen gave motivational speeches to encourage several thousands of employees, according to several employees who attended the 'morale boosting' event in late December."

ZDNet
Link: Lenovo: Is It Microsoft's Windows 8 Go-To Partner?
"In other words, Lenovo (HKG:0992) is pushing Windows 8 and touch laptop upgrades heavily. Given Lenovo is at least statistically tied as the No. 1 PC maker with HP (NYSE:HPQ) and ahead depending on what numbers you use, Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 8 push really starts in a few months.

"Depending on how other PC makers react, Lenovo is likely to emerge as Microsoft's most critical Windows 8 partner. Lenovo has the consumer, business and emerging market exposure that other PC players may lack."

"Netflix said its US subscribers will be able to watch Revolution, a drama set in a post-apocalyptic America, mini-series Political Animals, starring Sigourney Weaver, and Western mystery series Longmire, among other shows."